“There have been some lasting effects from what Tilly went through; the most obvious of which is that she always tilts her head to the left. This may improve over time, but for now, it definitely doesn’t stop her from enjoying life just as much as any other six-month-old kitten.”

Lauren S. writes: “We adopted Marley 7 months ago, from a shelter where he had been dropped off by his family just a few days before. He was scared and confused, and missed his old family so much, he ran away on his first night with us to find them.”

“After a tireless search in the freezing cold of February, we found him over 24 hours later in the middle of the night. He was badly injured after being hit by a car! He seemed so unbearably sad and in unimaginable pain, all the while he probably just missed his family. It took many weeks after the incident before he even saw the tiniest little tail wag.”

“This little guy was brought to us by a caring gal who found him hiding out under a rhubarb leaf in her garden” says Glenna M.

“Apparently, he had been abandoned by his mother, and with our local temperatures in the triple digits recently, (Newport, WA.) he would not have lasted long on his own. He was emaciated and very dehydrated, but we got him to one of our wonderful fosters who got some subcutaneous fluids into him right away.”

“His guardian angel thought he was about two weeks old, but we think he’s closer to 4 or 5 weeks old, just very tiny, only about 9 oz. when she brought him to us.”

“He’s now thriving, eating well and has excellent litter manners.”

“His foster mom says he’s a ‘perfect kitten,’ he never complains and is always happy and playful.”

“He seems to be very grateful to be safe and have all the food, water and love he needs. He has yet to receive an official name, I’ve just referring him to as ‘rhubarb kitten.’ 🙂 He has several weeks to go before he will be adoptable, but it’s the height of kitten season, and we have many more available for adoption. They can be seen at our website or our Facebook page!”

CHOTK is not JUST for kittehs, you know. They’ve got quite a few little knuckleheads on hand- like THESE guys! Jess Lessard took these photos and fills us in. “The Cat House on the Kings is OVERFLOWING with puppies.”

“While primarily a cat sanctuary, the Cat House time and again opens its doors and hearts to rescuing dogs.”

“Here are just a few that are in the care of the shelter at the moment and will be up for adoption soon!”

“We fell in love with Kirby at the Hull Seaside Animal Rescue. The woman in charge of adoptions asked us to consider also adopting his pal Cemi because they were inseparable. So glad we did. They do everything together, including this awesome paw de deux! Cemi is on the left. My niece named her Cemi because she was very skittish when we first got her and she reminded her of the cat in the movie Pet Cemetery. Kirby is the handsome fella on the right.” -Maureen K.